Vantaggi
Not only does Cannon Design had a very competitive benefits package, and comparable timeoff policies (let's face it... the industry standard isn't great...), it has some really quite fantastic people and interesting jobs. It's very stable due to large amounts of international work and overseas clients. And you really can advance in your career here; a mandatory annual review gives every employee good positive feedback and ideas for improvement that they need. Employees are encouraged to continue their professional education and really advance themselves. We were rated one of the Top A/E Firms to work for in 2007 and I don't think they were just making it up- it really is a good place to work!
Svantaggi
It's definitely a fast-paced and can be a stressful work environment. The company is growing at a quick pace, and that means that it's tough for operations and administration to keep up. Hours can be long when deadlines grow tight... but that's pretty much industry standard. Really your experience working at Cannon Design is entirely based on what project team you're a part of, and what project manager you're working under. Many of them are excellent, attentive, and good managers and schedulers. Others are less so- disorganized or poor planners. And while you definitely have control of where your career goes in the greater scheme of things, you may end up under the management of someone you don't care to work with.